A dental perspective on the successes and limitations of the disaster victim identification response to the Nepal earthquake

A dental perspective on the successes and limitations of the disaster victim identification response to the Nepal earthquake

This article describes the forensic odontological analysis of the events of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. It identifies the problems encountered in the aftermath, lessons learned, and prospective future advances aimed at reducing the subjectivity in disaster victim identification (DVI). During a crisis...

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Main Authors: Samarika Dahal, Gopal Kumar Chaudhary, Mani Raj Maharjan, Eugen Dolma Walung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2022-03-01
Series:Forensic Sciences Research
Subjects:
Forensic sciences
earthquake
forensic dentistry
identification
Nepal
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20961790.2022.2034716

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